Austria, Imperial. An Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Vincent Mayers Sohne, c.1915 Province of China worn on full length original

worn on full length original neck ribbon

With Certificate of Authenticity of Carsten Baldes

on transfer to the Canadian Record List on March 21

Ellmer was appointed an SS-Führerbewerber (officer cadet) on April 1

Austria, Imperial. An Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Vincent Mayers Sohne, c.1915 Province of China worn on full length original(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and